The Public Health Division will be closed to the public for 2018 holiday observances on the following dates:

NEW YEAR'S EVE and NEW YEAR'S DAY will be observed Monday, January 1, 2018, and Tuesday, January 2, 2018

MEMORIAL DAY will be observed Monday, May 28, 2018

INDEPENDENCE DAY will be observed Wednesday, July 4, 2018

LABOR DAY will be observed Monday, September 3, 2018

THANKSGIVING DAY and THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING will be observed Thursday, November 22, 2018, and Friday, November 23, 2018

CHRISTMAS EVE and CHRISTMAS DAY will be observed Monday, December 24, 2018, and Tuesday, December 25, 2018

NEW YEAR'S EVE and NEW YEAR'S DAY (2018-2019) will be observed Monday, December 31, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Ebola Readiness

Waukesha County is closely monitoring the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the associated cases here in the United States. There are no cases in Waukesha County or in Wisconsin and the risk of encountering someone with Ebola remains very low. Only people that have come in direct contact with a case of Ebola (such as healthcare workers or family members) or travelers from the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in the past 21 days are at risk. If an infected person arrives in Waukesha County, we are prepared to respond and limit the spread of the disease.

Ebola is not spread through the air, by water or by food. It is not spread by causal contact.

The virus that causes Ebola is spread through direct contact with the blood or body fluids (including but not limited to urine, saliva, feces, vomit, sweat, breast milk, and semen) of a person sick with Ebola or contact with objects (like needles and syringes) that have been contaminated with the blood or body fluids of an infected person.

It can take up to 21 days for symptoms to appear after being infected with Ebola, but symptoms typically appear after 8-10 days.

CDC will notify state and local health officials of any travelers coming from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone so they can be properly monitored.

Please find below a compilation of links for healthcare personnel and first responders.

Information on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for First Responders and Healthcare Workers